misconduct
part of speech
noun (misconduct — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) (formal) Misconduct is bad or wrong behaviour, especially by a person at work or in a responsible job who breaks the rules. tree →
2) (law, work) Gross misconduct is very serious wrong behaviour, such as stealing or violence at work, that can get someone sacked at once. tree →
sense in the lessons
In adult life, a worker can be dismissed for misconduct (that is not redundancy, which is not their fault). In sport, a player may be fined or banned for misconduct. In school, behaviour policies may use "misconduct" for serious rule-breaking. Phrases: gross misconduct, professional misconduct, accused of misconduct, sacked for misconduct.
examples
- The footballer was banned for misconduct. tree →
- The worker lost his job for gross misconduct after stealing money. tree →
- The doctor was investigated for professional misconduct. tree →
- Cheating in the exam counts as misconduct. tree →
- The club fined the player for misconduct towards the referee. tree →
- Misconduct is when someone breaks the rules of their job. tree →
note
Uncountable, formal. Prefix mis- means "badly or wrongly" (misbehave, mistake, misspell). Everyday words: bad behaviour, wrongdoing. Say "mis-KON-dukt".
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «misconduct» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.